OH MY GOD!!!!!
Thumper is UNBELIEVABLE!!! Dennis dropped her off with me where I work shortly after 10am CST. Needless to say, I opted to skip lunch and go hungry in favor of spending my lunch hour riding. WOW! AWESOME!! Can't really put it all into words just yet. I know I'm gonna be completely worthless as a professional for the rest of the day, so it looks like I'm gonna have to fake it. Those compression releases startled me the first time.......then I figured out how kewl they sound when starting the engine. Acceleration is effortless, and the smallest twist of the throttle feels like I'm in a G force machine. Absolutely incredible. Wicked FAST. Very crisp. Not too loud, but louder than before the build and definitely nowhere near quiet.......yet nowhere near obnoxious.
Guys, I feel really great about this build, and I am confident it is solid. The engine is so smooth. I've never been on a bike this torquey and powerful. I'm certain there are quicker machines.......no doubt in my mind.......but this build is WAY, WAY, WAY more than I expected.
Renea and I will be in Maggie Valley on Thursday early afternoon. I'll post pictures of Thumper's homecoming when I get home this evening. BTW, today is Stephanie's (HarleyBoxer) birthday, so Renea and I will be treating her to supper on the town tonight. Might be late when I post Thumper pix.
HML <-------onehappymofuggernowthatthumperishome